The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 131

After saying that, Gerald walked up to the car to take a look.

He would be lying if he said that he wasn’t distressed at the sight of his broken car at all.

Moreover, what could he possibly do now? What has happened, has happened. Plus it was Mila’s grandmother’s birthday banquet today.

If he demanded them to pay for the damages incurred, what would it make Mila look like?

Besides that, it was also have been too embarrassing.

Out of no choice, he was left to bottle his bitter sufferings in silence.

And with that, Gerald could only ask them to carry on whatever they were doing. He could perhaps later on drive his car to the 4S shop to fix the damages.

“Who do you think you are? Do you think that everything will be okay just because you say that it’s okay?”

“Those who don’t know any better would actually think that you are actually Mr. Crawford from Mayberry Commercial Street. Let’s only talk about all these when you finally reach that point in life!”

“Exactly! If we leave right now, then this will definitely be treated as a hit-and-run case. Adding on to that, we’ll have to bear a very huge responsibility because this would be a case that costs so much money! How can you have no legal consciousness at all!”

A group of Mila’s cousins, aunts and uncles immediately began mocking Gerald.

Irene grabbed this opportunity to add to the flames, “He is just a country bumpkin who does not know anything at all. So, how can you talk about legal consciousness with him?”

“Right okay, let’s not talk about him anymore. He can’t be of any help anyway. We might as well use all of our efforts to see if we can use any of our connections to resolve this matter instead.”

Rita glanced at Gerald faintly before she fixed her attention back to the topic of the car.

“Rita is right. Since it has already happened, escaping is not a solution. Ah! If we really have no choice, then I will contact Mr. Logan from the Bureau of Commerce. Back then, your grandfather had a very close relationship with him. Perhaps, he might know the identity of this young man!”

The old lady replied.

Many people started whipping out their cell phones to call their own contacts.

Kenneth did not want to be outdone. He wanted to see if he could use his connections to find out more about the owner of the car.

Gerald shook his head wryly.

If this continued, everyone would be placed in a very awkward situation.

Ugh!

Gerald sighed before he took out his car key.

Beep! Beep!

Two beeps.

The lights started flashing.

“Ahh?”

All of them were taken aback.

They then saw Gerald slowly walking forward.

He pressed a button again.

There were two buzzing sounds.

The Lamborghini made a mechanical sound and the sunroof opened automatically, as it folded into a kind of roadster.

Gerald picked up a bottle of mineral water from the driver’s seat.

He was really thirsty.

After taking a few mouthfuls, he wiped his mouth before he said, “I’ve already told you, that it’s no big deal. You can go and get busy with your own plans.”

No one replied to Gerald at all. Instead, he was greeted with a pin-drop silence.

Smack!

Kenneth was just about to make a phone call when his cell phone fell to the ground because he did not hold it firmly in his hand.

Glup!

Kyle and his girlfriend could only swallow their saliva.

Irene started breathing rapidly as her mouth gapped slightly, indicating the intense shock she was feeling at that very moment.

Rita was standing next to Gerald. A confused look ran all over her face before she slowly looked at Gerald in surprise.

The old lady was also stunned.

Everyone was flabbergasted.

“This car…belongs to Gerald?”

No one knew who broke the silence first.

More so, that person who spoke out captured everyone else’s inner consternation with much precision.

Mila was also very surprised and she asked, “Gerald, this car is yours?”

“Of course, it is mine. Didn’t I tell you earlier that I’ll be bringing you out for a drive one of these days?”

Gerald replied.

Mila remembered now.

It was the day of the driving test. When Gerald was sending her back to her dormitory, he said that he would drive her around in a luxury car soon.

Back then, she replied that she would be waiting then!

And as for Gerald, he then told her that he was actually a rich second generation.

To that statement, she playfully responded, “Mr. Crawford, I would be waiting for that day to come.”

Mila was simply joking around to play along with Gerald’s joke back then.

Who would’ve thought that seeing Gerald open his Lamborghini sports car’s door right in front of her eyes, Mila felt as though she was dreaming.

“Gerald, is this car really yours? I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!!!”

Irene finally came to her senses and she felt her cheeks were sore and started acting up hysterically.

Gerald, you are nothing but a pathetic jerk. A pathetic jerk who won a small prize.

How could you possibly afford to buy such an expensive car?

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Two million six hundred thousand dollars!

What kind of status was this?

Impossible!

Irene rushed over to the car before she unceremoniously flipped out the car driving permit.

“Snap!”

Upon looking at the permit, Irene froze as she dropped the car driving permit to the ground.

She was dumbfounded.

“If you don’t want to look at it, just don’t look at it. Why do you have to throw it on the ground?”

Gerald could not help but smiled wryly.

“Some people do not have any knowledge or experience. Likewise, her father and mother too. They do not have any knowledge or experience in this at all. Gerald, why don’t you tell auntie how you met our Mila?”

Helen quickly ran over to pick up the car driving permit before glancing at it. She then grabbed Gerald’s wrist the next immediately second..

She started acting very cordially as though she was holding her own son’s hand.

“Oh, auntie. We met when we were learning how to drive!”

Gerald replied.

“Hahaha. I knew all along that our Mila has such good taste. In fact, I already knew that you were not just a simple man when I first saw you, Gerald. How can those people such as Quinton or Victor possibly be compared to you?”

“Umm…”

These words put Gerald in an awkward spot.

After all, who was that person who drove him out of their house in the past?

“Yes, Gerald. Cough. Cough. I am so sorry about this matter. Our Mason crashed into your car and damaged it!”

The old lady’s tone drastically changed, it was more pleasant and caring.

She walked towards Gerald with a smile on her face.

She was really shook to the core because of this incident.

But, it then turned out that the owner of this luxurious car was actually her grandson-in-law.

Aside from a handful who still couldn’t comprehend the fact that Gerald was indeed a local tycoon, everyone else started to open up and speak to Gerald.

Since he was in a hurry to go and repair his own car, Gerald didn’t bother waiting but was getting ready to leave even before the birthday banquet was over.

“Gerald, I’ll be heading to school later in the afternoon. Why don’t I accompany you to repair your car then?”

Mila asked playfully.

What a day. Both experiencing shocks and also a pleasant surprise.

To sum it up, she was filled with inexplicable excitement.

“Of course! After all, I told you that I’d bring you out for a ride. Get in!”

Although it was an important birthday banquet, the fact that Mila was able to go out with Gerald felt like the best gift to the old lady.

They then took off together.

“Gerald, are you really a rich second generation? So you’ve been lying to me all this while? Wait a minute, don’t tell me that you’re really the top young master, Mr. Crawford from Mayberry Commercial Street?”

Mila shot off curiously as she perched in the passenger seat.

Gerald did not know how he should answer her questions.

He was indeed the Mr. Crawford that they had been talking about.

Was he really going to fully disclose his own identity? This could only end up with one result. He would not be able to stay in this school any longer.

Because of that, Gerald decided to hide it.

He shook his head and asked, “So are you hoping that I’m Mr. Crawford, or are you hoping for me not to be him?”

“Not! Because if you really are Mr. Crawford, then you’ll not belong in the same world as us anymore. I will lose a good friend like you then!”

“Hehehe. I am not. Besides that, how can someone like Mr. Crawford possibly be driving a car that is only worth one million five hundred thousand to three million dollars? And also, just take a look at me! If it weren’t for you who picked out my clothes and matched it for me, I wouldn’t be wearing such nice clothes!”

“I simply won the lottery. I won a lot of money!”

Gerald replied as derailed.

“Hmph. That is also true. So, you are still my good friend, Gerald!”

Mila replied with a bright smile.

Gerald then realised that although Mila was someone highly intellectual, she would never think about the complexity of a question.

If it was any other girl, she would definitely be pestering him to get to the bottom of the matter.

However, Mila did not question him any further after finding out that Gerald was not Mr. Crawford.

To her, it was the same, regardless of whether Gerald was rich or not.

Gerald had sent his car to the Lamborghini shop and Wilson helped arrange for the most professional technician to repair his car.

Once that was settled, Gerald went for a walk with Mila.

“Let me buy you a cup of milk tea,” Gerald flashed a tiny smile. The both of them spotted a milk tea shop by the roadside as they were walking.

“Haha, you don’t have to! Remember that I still owe you a cup of milk tea? Plus, it’s me who asked you to pretend to be my boyfriend today. So, I owe you!”

At the mention of milk tea, Mila couldn’t help but think of the first time they met.

She was already walking towards the milk tea shop as they were conversing.

Gerald remained silent and he simply waited for Mila. A cup of milk tea was probably not enough to repay the debt that she owed him!

Gerald was waiting by the side of the road when he suddenly heard a cry for help.

“Help! Help!”

Gerald turned around and he saw that the Mayberry City’s moat was not too far away. A woman was yelling frantically.

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Gerald felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the cry for help.

He hastily rushed over.

The moat was pretty desolate as there were no parks or anything else nearby.

The woman was crying and she was drenched from head to toe.

When she saw Gerald, she almost collapsed to her knees. “Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Please help save my daughter!”

The woman was beautiful and appeared to be wearing a lot of fine jewelry. It seemed as though she was quite a figure.

She hurriedly pointed at the river and Gerald could see a young girl flailing about in the water.

Her daughter had obviously tripped into the water. The woman tried to rescue her daughter but she could only plead desperately for help as she didn’t know how to swim.

Gerald watched in horror as the young girl’s body slowly stopped moving and started sinking.

He knew that it would be way too late if he did not act upon it now.

Without thinking twice, he dove into the river at an accelerated speed.

Gerald’s family used to live in a village in a small county town. There was a river by the village and Gerald learnt how to swim ever since he was a young child.

Fortunately, the water in this moat was not too deep.

Thankfully, the young girl knew some basic swimming skills which made it easier for Gerald to save the young girl, but the experience she went through was simply daunting, though without any serious mishaps.

After he carried the young girl up, the child choked a little and her face was flushed red.

Her mother was so distressed and she kept patting her back gently. She kept thanking Gerald profusely.

“Call 120 first!”

“Yes, the child is too young. Oh! What kind of mother are you? How can you allow your child to come to the water all by herself?”

Several citizens ran over as soon as they heard the commotion.

Some were making phone calls while several older women started criticizing the young mother.

please don’t scold my mom. Tessa is the one who insisted on coming here to release my wishing boat. This has nothing to

soon as the young girl heard her mother getting ridiculed, she cried out in defense

“What an obedient child!”

take good care of your child. If this man did not rush over here on time, the consequences would have been

man

at Gerald who was completely drenched, with a look of admiration

a weak Tessa over as slowly

you so much. What

address as she wanted

of her query. All he did was save a person. Gerald believed that most people would have done

simply waved

alright. You should take your

turned around to leave

brother, will I see

A weak Tessa asked.

was this close to death

who jumped in to save her without any hesitation at all. This was the sole

to let the young girl down. After smiling at her, he ignored the young mother who

was probably one of those once-off encounters

ran back to the side

now, more than twenty minutes have already

should have already bought her

side of the road, Mila was nowhere in

Hmm?

she have already bought the milk tea after

it. It was dripping wet as it had been completely soaked in water. The

be that Mila already went back to the car shop

and looked around but he could not

to return to the car shop first,

him at

tell Gerald that his car had already been

of the car, under the intensive care

came with me just now return to the car

come back here again after she left with you. Is there a problem, Mr. Crawford? Did

you, Mr. Wilson. No worries, everything

up. This was strange. Where could Mila have

would not have

and she was not at the car shop

she

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around everywhere but he could not find her at all. Plus,

of searching, he was now drenched

Gerald had already ruled out all of the possibilities and had already been waiting around the area for such a

still couldn’t see

it, the more Gerald started to break out

the car shop to see if he could get his cell phone to

while, he finally managed to turn on his

expected, Mila did indeed make many phone calls and

been turned off

but he realized that Mila’s cell phone was already

What was happening?

couldn’t remain his

tried calling Mila’s house but he noticed that she

Something definitely had happened.

suddenly raised his

to be

the manager of the milk tea shop? I want

Gerald immediately got up.

entire time after he came back to the

Gerald’s girlfriend might be in trouble, he

knew the manager. He quickly

the recording of the surveillance camera, Gerald starting figuring it out

about two hours

bought the milk tea and stepped out of the shop, she realized that Gerald

tried to call Gerald but discovered that Gerald’s cell

Mila was very anxious.

squatted by the roadside as she waited for ten minutes, but

Passat suddenly stopped

a cap stepped out of

the young man asked

nodded slightly as she said, “And you

you up. He had to leave earlier

who was wearing a peaked cap smiled

as

you. I will give Gerald a call again. Why is

because the man knew of Gerald’s name and he even knew

doing but since he left in such a hurry, then something must have come up. He called

man knew that she lived in Paradise Ville. Looking at all these

had no doubts about

uneasy because she could not contact Gerald

tried calling again several times but she could not get through his cell phone at

are we leaving? I still have to pick

The driver urged.

You can

because she didn’t want to make the other

Why did he leave just like that? He did not even bother to

be able

minutes after the car

to the milk

Zoom in on

yelled when

was but he did not dare to reject a request as such since a manager like Mr. Wilson was also treating him with

instructions and he rewound the video before zooming into

the driver’s face

cap was pulled down low and there was

Gerald could

It was him?!

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Nigel!

shown in the picture was none other than Nigel from the Fisher family. No matter how much Nigel tried to disguise himself, he would never be able to fool Gerald because of the smile that

start, Nigel was the trigger and the direct cause of Gerald and Xavia’s

after Naomi’s birthday party, Nigel has also been keeping tabs on him.

just teach Nigel a lesson. Instead, she made the entire

at the entrance of the

They had to hand the Grand Marshall Restaurant over and the

overnight, Nigel turned from

that, he already turned out this way before he even knew what

was

Gerald was baffled.

kidnapping her to blackmail

when he looked at the situation, it did not seem that

convinced Mila before she agreed to

noticed another

were constantly looking towards the direction of the moat where

as though he knew and was worried that Gerald would suddenly

Nigel had already been planning this for a

of him, then it would certainly make sense for Nigel to retaliate against

Gerald was most certain of was that

hard about the

very instant, Gerald’s cell phone

was from an unknown

Gerald. Oh wait, that’s not right. I should call you Mr. Crawford

arrogant voice crackled through from the other

is

voice as

But what? You are actually the wealthy and influential young master who owns the entire Mayberry Commercial Street? I used to think that my dad was really bullish but he was just working for you all along! If it wasn’t for me who heard Zack secretly making a phone call to you when I was planning to retaliate against him, I would never have imagined that you were the one

hold it against me when you are already so rich and powerful? Yes, I was the one who asked Yuri to snatch your girlfriend from you. It was wrong of me. But then, you destroyed my family and you left me with nothing

a little too cruel and heartless at that time, but now I

is between the both of us. Mila is innocent. Let her go. I’ll come to you wherever you are now and I’ll agree

You were my main target. I originally planned to hit you with my car so that the both of us can die together! On a second thought, it felt too boring. What more, I have such a beautiful young woman next to me right now. This is really worth it! So Gerald, she’s your girlfriend? Do

not come here! He is

“Don’t come! Sob…sob…”

cried and yelled

Gerald grew extremely anxious.

pretending to be Mila’s boyfriend, Mila was still out

Nigel kidnapped Mila was because he

was all

if you want to save your girlfriend, then you should come and see me at the unfinished building in the south of the city. Do not contact Zack. It will be useless anyway. If anyone

“Du…du…du…”

as soon as he was

Gerald grew pale.

as though he had guessed everything correctly. His identity had been leaked and he had attracted Nigel’s attention. And look where this brought him, Nigel who was

this guy would be

situation, it wouldn’t be enough to rely

to look for Zack so that he could help him to

called Zack and filled him in.

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so that they could discuss things further when

Zack couldn’t afford to see

Zack would have to resign. No,

up before Zack could even

the car shop with Wilson. He then told Wilson to wait

that he had to

“Oh! Isn’t that Gerald?”

is he doing in the Lamborghini

at the moment. Is he trying to apply for the job? Doesn’t he know that the shop has very high requirements

at him. Even if he really won the lottery, he still has

Gerald’s presence was unexpected.

could already hear were their ridicule that was directed

just all messed up inside. He simply

Howard. The both of them each had a beautiful girlfriend with them as they looked at

following behind were none other than Nathaniel and Quinn from the same faculty as

for you in the past. You should have told me that the

as he spoke

you, cousin! In fact, I have

at this time. She got to know

horizons did not

eating with Victor and the others, she

prospect and she even took the initiative to try and gain his favor. She was even ready to bring

her completely and Quinn was indulged in the thought

an invitation to attend a party from Nathaniel. That was when Quinn met Howard and Quinton and she felt as though she had

what a real rich second generation community

just won the lottery, he was nothing

at Gerald the

said, “Perhaps he had already finished spending almost all of his money. That is why he is so desperate to

Lamborghini Reventon as they savored it

he was very worried and anxious. So, how could he possibly be bothered about them at

didn’t even have time to pay any

Beep! Beep!

Two beeps.

car door and stepped into his car

and zoomed out

stunned and Quinn, who was about to curse at Gerald, was also caught

all six of them were

just drove the car away? This was

Ahh!

that

slapped across her face. “Look! That man just

Quinn shouted.

our shop will be closed today. All employees who have worked for less than five years will be on vacation and

did not pay any attention to Quinn or Quinton but he simply gave his instructions to his

got

them were still standing

“Brakeee!”

of emergency brake sounds screeched

a dozen Rolls-Royce Phantom had already lined in

Zack stepped out of the car before dashing

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”Zack? Uncle Zack!”

was surprised when he saw Zack here. He could see the expression on Zack’s face at that time and he

senses and composure from the shock

“Mr. Lyle!”

Wilson greeted him immediately.

things? Where is Mr.

Zack hurriedly asked.

gone over there first. He’s afraid that he’d be

Wilson hurriedly said.

Mr. Crawford

men as he walked out of the door. Concurrently, Zack also sent a text message to Gerald first before carefully taking out a machine with

the others

“What? Crawford…Mr. Crawford?”

Crawford that Zack was referring to seemed to be none

was Mr. Crawford? Mr. Crawford

infamous Mr. Crawford’s name on Mayberry Commercial Street?

thought that

very anxious. Moreover, even though they were

And the Lamborghini Reventon.

That was Gerald’s car!

Gerald hosted a banquet in one of the most expensive rooms

been extremely

not known? Gerald was that

sat down

he asked the sales consultant

referring to, called Gerald

he replied, “Yes, don’t

as he asked

people actually dared to talk to Mr. Crawford in that manner. He initially thought that they were possibly even more powerful compared to Gerald. As a result, they did not even know anything about Mr.

“Oh my god!”

stunned at

an even more strained expression on her face. The person that she despised and

very instance, Quinn and her group of friends were clouded by a lot of feelings and they really just wanted to disappear

don’t we go and take a look? Perhaps, there are two people with the same names?” Howard

in self-denial and couldn’t face

“Okay, I agree!”

“I agree!”

will not be able to catch

before he hurried

hand, Gerald was stepping on his accelerators like a

through a dozen

long after, he finally arrived at

were only a dozen floors built in this building before the project was abandoned because of some issues with the

branches of the moat at Mayberry City was directly behind this block

a very rapid

a distance away from the surface of the river. However, due to soil erosion, the water bank was almost directly below the building

become very dangerous and they had

had seen this place in the news

expect

voice suddenly echoed from the top of the building. It was Nigel,

and remained silent. Instead, he simply dashed to the

but this time round he seemed to look much darker. He was also undoubtedly a

right next to him. Nigel had bound her up tightly and he even sealed her mouth with a

“Woo…woo…woo…”

to yell, why